﻿#region Disclaimer / License

// Copyright (C) 2017, Jackie Ng
// https://github.com/jumpinjackie/mapguide-maestro
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
//

#endregion Disclaimer / License

namespace OSGeo.MapGuide.MaestroAPI.Geometry
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates geometry instances from well-known text strings
    /// </summary>
    public interface IGeometryTextReader
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a geometry instance from the given well-known text string
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="wellKnownText"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        IGeometryRef Read(string wellKnownText);
    }
}
